AMD PRO A12-8870 vs AMD A10-6800K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and AMD A10-6800K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
• Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1761 vs 1592
• Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3849 vs 3187

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6800K

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: AMD A10-6800K

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1761 1592
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3849 3187

Compare specifications (specs)